{"id":469,"date":"2010-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/09\/celebrating-labor-day.html"},"modified":"2010-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"celebrating-labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/09\/celebrating-labor-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Labor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the United States, many people recognize it as the unofficial end of <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/07\/what-are-your-summer-goals.html\">summer<\/a> and the start of a new <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/59723\/25779013\/People_Are_Idiots-_School_Principal_Category_-_Part_Deux&amp;post_num=2#464816001\">school year<\/a>. What do you do on Labor Day? What does the secular holiday mean to you? Do you agree with a sentiment attributed to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Books\/2001\/10\/Favorite-Spiritual-Books.aspx\">Kahlil Gibran<\/a> or embodied by individuals such as  Nobel Peace Prize winner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2005\/09\/The-Patron-Saint-Of-Labor-Day.aspx\">Albert Schweitzer<\/a> that work is love in action?<br \/>\nWhat are some of your <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/family_traditions_and_celebrations\">traditions<\/a>?\u00a0Are there special <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Recipes\/2008\/09\/Summer-Recipe-Classics.aspx\">recipes<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Love-Family\/Recipes\/2009\/08\/Easy-Cold-Salad-Recipes.aspx\">salads<\/a> you prepare?<br \/>\nDiscuss <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/go\/thread\/view\/43911\/14388761\/Summer_Fun_and_Family_Vacations\">family vacations and summer fun<\/a> with other Beliefnet members. Share <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beliefnet_grace\/gallery\/view_gallery.one?pid=110385329\">summer snapshots<\/a> like one member or <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/frankieestep\/gallery\/view_gallery.one?pid=57839969\">where you go to relax<\/a> like another member or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2010\/03\/Inspirational-Summer-Quotes.aspx\">inspirational quotes<\/a> about the season.<br \/>\nOr consider some of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Inspiration\/2009\/11\/21-Ways-to-Slow-Down-and-Enjoy-Life.aspx\">tips for enjoying your free time<\/a> this holiday and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the United States, many people recognize it as the unofficial end of summer and the start of a new school year. What do you do on Labor Day? What does the secular holiday mean to you? 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